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Full cast and creative team have been announced for Father Comes Home From the Wars (Parts 1, 8, & 9), a new play written and starring Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks, which will conclude the Public Theater’s LAB season, June 5-28. The production will be directed by Jo Bonney.
The multimedia work is about slavery, war, and freedom. Part I tells the story of Penny, a slave who is awaiting her husband’s return from the Civil War while resisting her own desire to flee with a group of runaway slaves; while Parts 8 and 9, set in the present day, follow a Poet-General struggling with the reality of his impending death.
The cast will include Nicole Beharie, Seth Gilliam, Patrice Johnson, James McDaniel, Joan MacIntosh, Lucas Papaelias, and Frederick Weller. The show will feature scenic design by Neil Patel, costume design by Emilio Sosa, lighting design by Lap Chi Chu, sound design by Dan Moses Schreier, and video design by Shawn Sagady.
Parks is the author of such works as Topdog/Underdog, The America Play, Venus, In the Blood, F…ing A, and the 365 Days/365 Plays Festival.
Tickets are $10 and can be purchased by 212-967-7555 or visiting www.publictheater.org.
